[Histonet] Specimens for Gout

[Mac Donald, Jennifer]

They should be fixed in absolute alcohol and can go on the processor at the absolute alcohol step, or they can go into the xylene if completely fixed and dehydrated.  

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Good Morning Everyone,

I hope you all had a nice weekend. What are people doing to process gout specimens? Are you fixing them in Absolute alcohol (and for how long), and then loading on tissue processor starting in xylene?  I'm hearing different things and am curious about what other people are doing.

Thank you,

Jessica

Jessica Piche, HT(ASCP)
Waterbury Hospital Histology Laboratory
Histology Team Leader
203-573-7167
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